LEDs light up Christmas tradition

By ASHLEY L. CLARKE/Missourian

December 19, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CST

The Magic Tree, located on 303 Hickam Drive, has 76,035 lights this season. On the tree, there are 17,850, or 23 percent, LED Christmas lights that are rated to use 80 percent - 90 percent less energy than traditional incandescent Christmas lights.